Trousers-supporter.



B. H. FREEDMAN.

TROUSERS SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION vFILED MAY21.1911.

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BENJAMIN'. H. FRELEDMALMOF NEW YORK, Nj Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent.'

TROUSERS-SUPPOBTEB.

alipueation ined may 21, 1917. serial No. 169,828.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known'that I, BENJAMIN H. FREED- MAN, a citizen of the United States', and`v a resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Trousers-Supporters, of which .the following is a specification.

The invention relates to trouser supportan article of this character which shall support the trousers vproperly from the shoulders Without the use of Suspenders or belt.

This object is accomplished-by attaching the trouser supporting means to a vest or other garment in a new and novel manner whereby the strain of supporting the trouser is evenly. distributed over the vest.

With this and other objects in view, I

. have devised the combination of parts hereare secured, the

inafter disclosed and nallypointed out in the claims appended hereto.

Referring to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof:

i Figure 1 is a front elevation of a vest, to which my improved trouser supporters vest being spread open to reveal the same, f ,n

Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the device in use, with one of the `front flaps of the vest in an open position,

Fig. 3 is a view of 'one of the trouser su ports indicating the manner in which it 1s secured to the vest, and,

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 8 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Throughout the various views of vthe drawings similar reference characters designate similar parts,

In the preferred embodimentl of my invention disclosed in the accompanying drawing, 1 indicates a vest of the ordinary type having a lining 2, the usual outer material 3, front iaps 4 `and the rear adjusting straps 5.

The trousers supporting means are secured to the inner side of the front flaps 4f and each of the supports has a strip 6 of any desired material such as the material fromywhich the vest is made; This strip 6 is preferably inelastic, although if desired it may be formed of an elastic material. This strip 6 is secured to the garment by the stitches 7 which extend longitudinally of the strip and pass throughthe linin 2 and outer material 3 of the-vest. In or er that these stitches Z are not discernible onli the exterior of the garment, the lstrip 6 is so positioned that these stitchesfall Within the area of the pocket 11. It will therefore be seen that the flap, 11 formi-ng the pocket of the garment covers the stitches 7v or other means which mayy be adapted to secure the strip 6 in position. lers and has for its object the production of Secured to the strip 6 in spaced-apart relationship and depending therefrom is a pair of supporting straps 8. These straps are preferably of lan elastic material and their length maybe adjusted as desired by the adjusting: buckles 9. Depending from the lower ends of these straps are loops -10 Patented oct. es, 1917.

which engage the usual suspender buttons 12 on the .trousers to support the trousers ina manner readily understood.

From the foregoing the operation of my improved trouser supporters will be readily understood. These supporters hold the trousers firmly from the shoulders of the wearer without discomfort or inconvenience. The substantially great rwidth ofthe vsupporting strip 6 and the spaced-apart relationship of the straps 8 depending therefrom distributes the strain of supporting the y trousers over considerable area whereby av distortion of the garment is avoided. The placing of the strip 6 within the area deiined by the pocket is of importance inasmuch as it renders the supporters and the means lfor attaching them, such as the stitches 7, indis- `cernible from the exterior of the vest. For

instance when buckles 9 or other adjusting means are used on the strap 8 lthey cause a bulging or unsightly protrusion ofthe material of the vest. However, when the 'supporter is placed within the area defined by the pocket these bulges are covered by the Hap 11 of the pocket, so that the vest at all times presents a vsmooth and perfect fitting4- appearance. From the foregoing invention is not to be restricted to the exact 'embodiment herein shown but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I 'claim is 1. A device of the class described compris- -ing ya garment, and trouser supporting` means secured on the inner side ofthe garment with itsmeans of attachment to the garment placed within the area defined by a pocket in the garment. f g

2. A device of the class described comitis obvious that vmy q fined by a pocket in the garment. c 3. A device of the class described coinA prising a garment, a pocketformed therein, a trouser support secured on the inner side rof said garment' having a transversely extending elongated strip, withl supporting straps depending therefrom, Said strlp being secured vto the garment Within they area dep rising a garment, al pocket formed therein,

i louter material and a pocket, a transversely l' extending strip of material secured to the lining and outer material and behind the pocket and downwardly depending spaced- Y apart supporting straps secured to the strip.

5. 'A device of the class described comprisf matassa ing a vest or other garment having a lining,

outer. material and a pocket, an elongated transversely extending strip of material stitched to the lining and outer material, thersecuring stitches being concealed by the pocket and a pair of spaced-apart down-v Wardly depending supporting straps securedr to the strip.

. 6: A device of the class described comprisl ing a vest or other garment having a lining, outer,material and a pocket, an elongated strip of material extending transversely of the garment and secured thereto by stitches' extending longitudinally of the strip and passing through the lining andouter ma-l terial, said securing stitches being concealed from exterior view by the pocket, and a pair of adjustable, downwardly depending trou-l ser supporting straps secured to the lov/ver longitudinalside ofthe strip;

Signed at the city, county and State of New York, this 17th day of.' May, 1917. Y

BENJAMIN H. FREEDMAN. 

